NFL:
On the opening day of free agency in the NFL the Jets dug into their past to bring back All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis, according to his agents. The deal is for five years and $70 million, with $39 million guaranteed. Receiver Brandon Marshall has passed his physical completing his trade to the New York Jets from the Chicago Bears.
The New York Giants picked up two former Patriots: running back Shane Vereen and linebacker Jonathan Casillas. A person familiar with the negotiations has told The Associated Press the Buffalo Bills have agreed to sign free-agent fullback Jerome Felton, who spent the past three seasons in Minnesota.
Sources are also reporting that free agent wide receiver Percy Harvin is meeting with the Bills.
Seattle has acquired tight end Jimmy Graham from New Orleans in exchange for center Max Unger. Two people familiar with the trade say the Philadelphia Eagles and St. Louis Rams have agreed to swap quarterbacks Nick Foles and Sam Bradford. The Ravens have traded nine-year defensive tackle Haloti Ngata to the Detroit Lions for a fourth- and fifth-round pick and a seventh-round selection. Five-time Pro Bowl running back Frank Gore has agreed to terms with the Indianapolis Colts.
Seven-time Pro Bowl linebacker Patrick Willis is retiring after a 2014 season that was cut short by a toe injury that required surgery.
Quarterback Jake Locker is retiring from football rather than hit free agency after four NFL seasons with the Tennessee Titans. He says in a statement that he no longer has the "burning desire" needed to keep playing for a living.
NBA:
In the NBA, Utah beat New York 87-82, New Orleans bested Brooklyn 111-91, San Antonio defeated Toronto 117-107, the Lakers trumped Detroit 93-85, Cleveland topped Dallas 127-94, and it was Indiana over Orlando 118-86.
NHL:
Over on the ice, in their last game at the Nassau Coliseum, the Rangers beat the Islanders 2-1, Boston defeated Ottawa 3-1, Minnesota tripled up New Jersey 6-2, Tampa Bay won against Montreal in overtime 1-0, Dallas topped Philadelphia 2-1, Columbus edged Carolina in a shootout 4-3, St. Louis skated by Winnipeg 5-4, and it was Los Angeles over Colorado 5-2.
MLB:
In baseball spring training, Baltimore beat the Yankees 3-1, Atlanta bested the Mets 3-2, Boston trumped Tampa Bay 5-1, Detroit blanked Philadelphia 6-0, Pittburgh won against Tampa Bay 4-3, Houston bested St. Louis 7-6, Miami beat Washington 2-1, Minnesota topped Toronto 5-3, Oakland beat Arizona 6-5, Cleveland defeated the Cubs 10-6, the White Sox tripled up Kansas City 6-2, Milwaukee routed Cincinnati 5-3, Colorado tied the Dodgers 2-2, San Diego doubled up San Francisco 10-5, Colorado tripled up Seattle 9-3, and it was the Angels over Texas 5-4.
Cliff Lee will try to pitch through an elbow injury instead of having season-ending surgery. The former Cy Young Award winner made the decision after a second opinion from Dr. James Andrews. Head athletic trainer Scott Sheridan says the tear in Lee's common flexor tendon looks the same on an MRI as it did last year, when the ace was limited to 13 starts.
Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman will miss the entire season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during fielding drills. The Jays' general manager says Stroman was participating in bunting practice when he was called off by third baseman Josh Donaldson. Stroman planted his feet to stop, then felt a pop in his knee.
NCAA:
Kentucky transfer Kyle Wiltjer had 18 points and 10 rebounds in helping No. 7 Gonzaga shoot its way past Brigham Young 91-75 for the Zags' third straight West Coast Conference tournament title, and 14th overall.
The nation's best shooting team during the regular season, Gonzaga shot 53 percent inside Orleans Arena and made 8 of 12 from 3-point range.
Collinsworth finished with 28 points, eight rebounds and five assists for BYU, which is on the bubble for an NCAA at-large berth.
In other conference title games:
— David Skara scored 12 points, E. Victor Nickerson had 11 and Valparaiso beat Green Bay 54-44 to win the Horizon League tournament championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Valparaiso won its second conference tournament title in the past three years. Valpo is 28-5.
— Rodney Pryor scored 17 points and Robert Morris denied St. Francis of Brooklyn its first NCAA Tournament bid, beating the Terriers 66-63 in the Northeast Conference tournament championship. Robert Morris is in the NCAAs for the first time since 2010. __ North Dakota State won its second straight Summit League title by holding off South Dakota State 57-56. Lawrence Alexander led the way with 25.
Kentucky's undefeated men's basketball team has company. Alex Wheatley scored 17 points and No. 13 Princeton capped off an undefeated regular season with a 55-42 victory over Penn in women's play.
The 30-0 Tigers became the 15th team to enter the NCAA Tournament unbeaten. Now they will wait for Monday night's NCAA selection show to see where they will play in the tournament.
Horse Racing:
Ron Turcotte, the Hall of Fame jockey who won the Triple Crown aboard Secretariat, has two broken legs and is "resting comfortably" in a hospital after the van he was driving hit an icy patch of road and flipped on its side near his home in Grand Falls, New Brunswick.
Turcotte's spokesman Leonard Lusky says the 73-year-old "is in good spirits and still has his sense of humor." He adds that Turcotte and his family "appreciate the well wishes and concern of fans and the Thoroughbred racing community."
Turcotte has been paralyzed from the waist down since a racing spill in 1978.
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